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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010

Portland’s Riley Boychuk goes airborne, but Spokane Chiefs goaltender James Reid (35) keeps the puck out of the net in the second period. (Colin Mulvany)

Season ends for Chiefs with OT loss 

Stick around sports long enough and you see something new - and it's not Portland's Riley Boychuk going over Spokane goalie James Reid in the Colin Mulvany photo above.This time it's a seven game playoff series in hockey where the visiting team wins every game.So…

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QBs abound as Eags open spring drills

Eastern Washington opened spring football practice Wednesday afternoon with six players trying to secure the starting quarterback position that has been manned for the past four seasons by Matt Nichols.You can read an unedited story on the first day of practice that will appear in…

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Rowan signs with Shock

At long last, the Spokane Shock have a kicker. Taylor Rowan has signed with the AFL team. Rowan, who kicked collegiately at Western Illinois, spent the last six games of the 2009 season with Arkansas of arenafootball2. He also played in one game for New…

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Game 7 preview

A couple of quick hockey links to pass the time before tonight's Game 7.Our advance and The Oregonian advance. I would tell you the game is going to be televised on SWX at 7 and delayed on FSN until 8, but then you might decide…

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WSU takes a day off 

COUGARS We're going to be stuck inside today working on things, so the sun will probably shine, birds will sing and a Disney movie will break out. Thursday, when WSU hits the practice field again, it will surely rain. Or snow. Seems like it's been…

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QB battle on at Eastern

Eastern Washington University opens spring football practice this afternoon, with six players expected to compete for the starting quarteback position vacated last fall by record-setting senior Matt Nichols.You can read the start-of-practice story that ran in Wednesday morning's S-R here, and you check out what…

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